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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
slow-paced
If you have listened to all of Naval's podcasts and follow him on Twitter, there is very less new stuff in this book. But it's a well put compilation. And you can never revisit the quotes too many times.
While the life lessons itself are on point, it's the way the book has been structured that was a problem to me. It seemed a little disorganised and all over the place for me even though the author has divided the book into wealth and happiness sections broadly. Also, quite a few points felt either common sense or contradictory to something that was said earlier. It's like two ways to do a thing and both are right, but you conform to the method that you are trying to prove is the right method one time and to the other method the second time. I wish the points were all a little more tied together to form a very cohesive and easy to read book.
Having said that, there are absolute gems of knowledge that you can incorporate in your life to improve its quality. Reading multiple books on wealth, investing, money etc will only get you so far, unless you follow the very basics that have made most really rich people wealthy. And this books lays them out for its readers. Along with Psychology of Money, this is a must read book for everyone in their 20s and early 30s to really start making a difference to the way we think about wealth and happiness.
Having said that, there are absolute gems of knowledge that you can incorporate in your life to improve its quality. Reading multiple books on wealth, investing, money etc will only get you so far, unless you follow the very basics that have made most really rich people wealthy. And this books lays them out for its readers. Along with Psychology of Money, this is a must read book for everyone in their 20s and early 30s to really start making a difference to the way we think about wealth and happiness.
"I’m always “working.” It looks like work to others, but it feels like play to me. And that’s how I know no one can compete with me on it. Because I’m just playing, for sixteen hours a day. If others want to compete with me, they’re going to work, and they’re going to lose because they’re not going to do it for sixteen hours a day, seven days a week."
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Wise and concise. I would definitely read again.
This book is just an expanded explanation of his tweets.
Although I came to some same conclusions on my own, there were a number of knowledge and wisdom nuggets that I’ve learned (and plan to test) through reading this book (especially when it came to business).
This book is just an expanded explanation of his tweets.
Although I came to some same conclusions on my own, there were a number of knowledge and wisdom nuggets that I’ve learned (and plan to test) through reading this book (especially when it came to business).
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I understand that getting something out of a book like this depends on the life situation of the respective reader, what they have read before this one, how the moon is positioned in relation to Venus etc, but there really was not anything life-changing or new to me. Self help is self help. I even got only mildly annoyed for Ravikant's fake recognition of priviledge - no, even if he was a poor boy from India, it doesn't mean that everybody else with a functioning body can do what he has done. No, if he states that he is not an expert in nutrition, it doesn't mean that what works for him food-wise would work or even be recommendable to someone else. And so on and so on.
One of the more thought-provoking "self-help" books I've read. Gave off a little bit of a "guru" vibe, but if you look past that (and the occasional cringy narration if listening) this short book packs a punch.
I think the author said something like "if you apply Naval's advice then you will be successful" at the beginning which made me roll my eyes, but after finishing the book I have to admit that it's most likely true.
I think the author said something like "if you apply Naval's advice then you will be successful" at the beginning which made me roll my eyes, but after finishing the book I have to admit that it's most likely true.
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced